Vehicle hinge



Patented June 9, 1925.

` nicnnnnw. i-IUBBARD, or ,AsHTAjBnI-Jn; oHro.;

vnnicnn tinnen Application .fileitNovember 12., 1923. Serial-...Noi GfK/127m.,

To all. "w 71, omai# may conoci-n f lBeat l,known that. I, Riemann W; Homann, a-.citizen :of 'the -UnitediStates^. resjidingat Ashtabula, in thecounty .of Ashtabula and State oiOlno, -haveinventednewf and usetui Improvements in Vehicle, Hinges, of

which the followingis a. specification.

Mypresenti-invention pertains; to` con.`

cealed hinges.I fior :motor vehicles and` the l like andglit'contemplatesthe provision ot a hinge that; isA so wconstructedoand- .arranged that it `may be-easily applied to,thc.vehicle and the door to ywhich the hinge is secured may the; i removed flroni the f door casi ngy with ont `the necessity `otdisplaeing theeleinents that are 4secured either toA the .door on casing.

The invention; 'further-f contemplates l the provision; oli simple-and. inexpensive .hinge that :when adjlustcdiproducesa concealed hinge and this;notwithstanding the `fact .thatl positioning of the door relative;tothegcas-J ing` may be, acconiplishecb by-` a-person whetherskilled or .unskilledoin Athe ant'ot` door-hanging.

Another: obiect'got'the :invention is the provision of ahinge that is so. constructed and arranged that..it .nia1y .be. moved to a position to permit/of thepaintingo't the door and casing without the necessity of rcmoving the door frein the vehicle body.

.Other objects and characteristic advantages of the invention will be fully understood from the following description and claims when the saine are read in connection with the drawings forming part of this speciiication, in which Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of the elements comprising iny invention and showing the saine as applied to a door and door i aine oi' a vehicle.

Figure 2 is a view taken `in the plane indicated by the line 2*2 of-Figure 1, and looking in the direction of the arrow.

Figure 3 is a similar view but showing the door in its openposition.

Figure l is a rear elevation of iny novel hinge per se.

Figure 5 is an edge elevation of the hinge.

Figure 6 is a view taken in the plane in dicated by the line 6-6 of Figure 5 and looking in the direction of the arrow.

Figure 7 is a view taken in the plane indicated by the line 7 7 of Figure 6 and looking in the direction of the arrow.

Similar numerals of reference designate correspondingpartsin allthe views ott the drawin 1 Theldoor oiiafvehicle orythe; likeisnin-v -dicated by the nuineralfDwhereasthe trarne. is indicated by. the .iuu'neral-FVandadapted tov--be-securedi tothe traine -Fgis the.lefafiJ 1 tha-tisprovided with openings@ .for-,ias-` tening means.v The lea'tl 1 is provided witlnthe .right angle,- portion 3 and arrangedin the rightaiang'le. 05j, portion 5% isafslotft., This slot-isi'orf an important. purpose hereinattera set` forth.;` Arranged, at. the fend: of `the right angle .pon tion otothei` hinge oppositeV theslotted poir-` tion L,luisa hinge aandy `atpthispointy;r l would have it understoodathat thephingeos so' constructed that it comprises.itwoyears y as` shown `that rest abetweenthe Jears. T otl the plate 8 of thehing'e-and a pintjle 6 vpasses' through theuppcr ear 7 thenuthroug @the portionsf ro't'atheleat Land henceit :will be seen that when the fpintle-is properly po@ sitioned the hinged -portionwill comprise live elements V that areasecured vtoeach other ainlinanitestly the possibility oi' gettingfthe hingezout. `ot line .is Yprecluded;-` and at the sanie ,tiine reinforcement. of the .hinge at. `its weakest 1p oint is materially A effected.- .f

vlili-:tending and forming a continuation l of the plate 8 is a circular portion 9 having upper and lower flanges 10 while at its end the circular portion 9 is provided with the lips 11. This bent or circular portion 9 is adapted to travel during opening and closing of the door through the slot of the bent portion 3 as clearly shown in F igureV 3 and the bent portion 9 is also provided with an aperture for an important purpose hereinafter set iorth. l Y

Adapted to be secured to the door by ineans of fasteners that pass through the apertures 17 is a leaf 16. This leaf is provided with a bent portion 12 that in turn is provided with the apertures 18 and 14 and the bent portion 12 is further constructed so as to enter the lips 11 oi the bent portion 9. By means .oi the set screw 15 the two portions may be removably secured to each other by passing said set screw into the aperture in the inale bent portion 12 and the female port-ion 9. The holding of the door in its proper working position is accomplished by forcing the niale portion 12 to its extreme liniit of travel and then passing the set screw so i io that it rests in the aperture or opening 13. If it is desired however, to hold the door away from the frame without entirely disconnecting the leaves from each other theb setscrew is removed and the male portion 12 is pulled until its aperture 14 registers with the aperture of the female portionf) when it will be retained in such position by inserting the setscrew 15 again.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that skilled labor is not required in order to hang a door equipped with the hinge'at hand but a person who is able to use in any degree a screw driver may first attach the frame portion of the hinge in position and the door portion of the hinge at the proper point on the door and then merely force the male portion into the female portion when perfect hanging of the door willv be assured.'

The invention is inexpensive to produce but notwithstanding this fact the .hinge is reinforced at the points where experience has taught hinges are generally weak.

Having described' my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. As an article of manufacture, the combination of a leaf having portions arranged at right angles to each other; one of which portions is provided with a bo-wed surface and with a substantially oblong aperture in the center thereof; and the other of the angular portions having pintle receiving apertures on the end thereof, an angular plate having one of its portions bowed, ears formed on the angular plate adjacent the arc portion thereof, pintle engaging members arranged on one end of the plate; the arced portion of the angular plate having bent side edges and also having apertures therein, a second leaf having an integral angular portion adapted to enter the bent edges ofthe bowed surface of the first angular portion and further adapted to be engaged in detachabley manner with respect io the bowed portion of the first angular member. Y

Q. As, an article of manufacture the combination of a leaf having an elongated slot therein, a member having portions that are arranged at substantially right angles to each other; .one of said portions being bowed and being hinged to the leaf; Whereby a-portion of the member may move into and out of the slot, guide-ways' formed on the member and apertures arranged therein, a second leaf having an angular portion that enters the guide-ways and is adapted to be secured on the ymember of the first leaf. 4

3. As an article of manufacture thecombination of a leaf, a bowed member formed on the leaf and having apertures therein, a second leaf having an opening therein, a member hinged yto the second leaf, and means arranged on the bowed member for .engaging in a removable manner the member of the first leaf. l l

lIn testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses. f

RICHARD WV. HUBBARD. lVitnesses vHENRY G. BRUHN, O. H, STINE. 

